Avengers Infinity: Confirmed Characters

Speaking with YouTube channel Perception, he said: “My goal is to replicate the experience that comic book fans have reading the books up on the screen.

“We’ve been able to accomplish that beyond my wildest dreams over the last ten years.

“And certainly, including Spidey in [Captain America] Civil War, in the upcoming [Avengers] Infinity War, is yet another dream that I didn't even dare to talk about publicly, because I thought the odds of it were very slim.

“So no plans beyond that for the few remaining characters that aren't already in the MCU, but never say never. Who knows what can happen in the future?”

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The Avengers will team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy in Infinity War

The news was certainly a step forward from last November when Feige said it was an “impossibility at this juncture”, so fans should keep their fingers firmly crossed.

Avengers: Infinity War will be released in UK cinemas on April 27, 2018, while Avengers 4 will follow on April 26, 2019.